BAE Systems Strategic Aerospace Services WLL | Full time

Business Area Name Typhoon
Job Type Full time
City Dukhan
Country Qatar
Postal Code 000000

Job Description

The role is responsible fordischarging Project Management activities across the Qatar In-Service Typhoon AvailabilityService Operation at Dukhan Airbase, Qatar, as CAM133. This role will undertakeProject Management activities within the respective technical delivery areas toensure key PM tenets are discharged and upheld.

Theincumbent will be required to gather, synthesize & integrate informationrelating to performance (cost, resources and outputs), generate, monitor andreport progress against plans, identify trends, analyze and interpret data andinformation to ensure all data and information is accurate, generate andpublish regular reports, including internal contract review packs and externalcustomer facing material

Thisrole will be geographically deployed out into the respective delivery area,providing a Project Management service into the allocated area. Hierarchically,this role will report into the Project Management Lead, who will providesupport, leadership and the PM governance framework the incumbent will berequired to operate within.

The role will also be required to support and conduct any ad-hoc PM activities required due to the nature ofOperations at Dukhan Airbase.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide deployed Project Management support to DukhanDelivery areas
Run a subset of the Dukhan Business Rhythm withineach delivery area, ensuring Risk, Opportunity, Change (Organisational orTechnical) and Spend are reviewed within each team
Co-ordinate, facilitate and compile agreed OPR inputson behalf of each delivery area
Act as the deployed Project Management conscience ofthe Dukhan Operation, ensuring delivery areas remain within governance,escalating issues as required.
Operate as ‘critical friends’ of the deployed areas,providing a valued Project Management service whilst driving and upholding PMvalues and standards
Support compilation of PM&C artefacts into thedrumbeat Dukhan SMT Business Rhythm reviews (for example, Change Requests)
Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives into theCI lead,seeking to maximiseoperational efficiency and minimising costs;
Responsible for managing the financial informationfor the allocated area, to feed the Contract Status Reports (CSR);
Responsible for managing the Risk and Opportunities(financial, quality, scope and quality) within the allocated area
Develop, manage and maintain integrated programschedules for non-recurring elements of work
Manage and measure delivery against the contract,advising on contractual compliance / shortfalls for both BAES and the QEAF(BFP/R)
Co-ordinate, control and report against internal andcontractual KPI’s
Act as an interface with junior officers within theQEAF for the allocated area for all applicable Project Delivery requirements
Responsible for managing the resource manpower withinthe allocated area from a PM standpoint (e.g. cost, resource planning,capacity modelling)
Support reviews (preparation or attendance) includingbut not limited to OPR, QCRs, QBRs, risk & opportunity, Change ControlBoards, Business Operations and customer PRMs;
Provide support to the Business Management Lead for control of the Resource management aspectsof the Typhoon Availability Service

Additional R esponsibilities/ Activities:

Ensure compliance with the mandated BAE Systems Governance Framework, including,but not limited to; Life Cycle Management (LCM), Business ContinuityManagement (BCM) – Incident Management (IM),Gifts & Hospitality (G&H), Responsible Document Record Management (RDRM), ExportControl, SHE, et al.
This role will also be required to support and conduct any ad-hoc PM activities required due to the nature of Operationsat Dukhan Airbase.

Requirements

Qualifications/Functional Knowledge:

Functional Knowledge &Experience:

Experienced and in-depth Project Control knowledge and techniques inan Operational Aircraft Support environment is preferred;
Experienced resource demand management and forecasting;
High level of MS Office knowledge and application;
Understanding and appreciation of operating in a customer-focusedorganisation in the Middle East;
Commercial and Contractual Awareness;
Purchasing Process and Export control awareness;
Contract Status Reporting (CSRs).

Business Expertise:

Requires good analytical skills, able to manipulate data to identifytrends and data shortages. At this level is able to assess if data iscomplete, accurate and turn into management information for onwards reporting
Requires the ability to appropriately engage with and challenge awide range of stakeholders on project performance
Understands and is able to use and interpret all project managementtools sets.
Requires a good understanding of the work breakdown structure for theservice area or project
Capable of performing detailed performance analysis using a range ofPM toolsets and techniques

Aspirational experience ofusing the following systems:

JIRA
Confluence / Tableau

Qualifications:

L6 Project Management Degree (complete or in-progress), or anextensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience;
Proficient level of English, written & verbal.

Problem Solving:

High competency in data analysis & critical thinking
Ability to challenge and engage at all levels of the business
Able to perform at both a tactical and strategic level in order toreport information appropriately in all settings
Ability to work under pressure and to timescales;
Ability to recognise and escalate issues in a timely manner

Interpersonal Skills:

Diplomacy skills required in order to work across business boundariesto achieve optimum solutions;
Exceptional verbal communication skills across differentnationalities;
Presentation skills for effective reporting against areas ofresponsibility;
Strong stakeholder management at various levels of authority bothinternally and externally and confidence to direct challenge/question alllevels of the organisation;
Time Management skills to effectively discharge work across differentareas;
Confidence to hold/chair meetings & working groups for associatedareas of work;

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